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How to Recover from Burnout
Learn how to recognize, prevent, and recover from work-related stress and burnout. Discover actionable tools from positive psychology and mindfulness-based stress reduction to create a personalized burnout recovery plan, boost your resilience, and manage stress effectively. Take charge of your well-being, reduce overwhelm, and build sustainable habits for long-term balance.
How To Heal Human Giver Syndrome: A Guide For Women & Moms
Human giver syndrome is the internalized belief that you have to unconditionally serve and please others. Women and moms in particular are often forced into role of people pleasing to the extreme, and it is often one of the root causes of our stress, overwhelm, and burnout.
The Catastrophe Scale: A Simple Tool for Matching Stress to the Size of the Problem
I’m betting you’ve done incredibly hard things that take incredible willpower, self-control,...
3 Reasons Why We Fall Prey To Faux Self-Care
Learn the 3 reasons why we often fall prey to the ineffective, performative faux self-care practices. Inspired by Dr. Pooja Lakshmin’s book Real Self-Care.
Toilet Breath: A Weird, Remarkably Effective Stress Management Strategy
Ready to learn a handy, 30-second stress management strategy...
The Catastrophe Scale for Adults: A Simple Tool for Matching Stress to the Size of the Problem
The Catastrophe Scale is a tool for emotional regulation for kids… that can be a game changer for adults too! This easy hack can help you better regulate your emotions during stressful problems at work and home.
Burnout: What it is and Common Burnout Symptoms
If you’re experiencing these three burnout symptoms, it’s time to prioritize your mental health ASAP
Your Measure of Success Might be Why You’re So Stressed
“Are all the people pleased” can’t be your measure of success any longer, my friend
You Really Need a Weekly Me Night (Here’s How to Do It)
My husband and I have used this system for Me Nights for over four years, and it’s probably the main reason why I’m still sorta sane.
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5 Must have boundaries for work/life balance
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